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the war in iraq which helped elect president obama initially in 2008. there are lessons from both of those wars about the risk of acting. >> yeah. >> as i said before, also risks from not acting. >> indeed. in terms of acting scaling over surface but there was so much i wanted to ask you about. the congress acted with remarkable -- in fact, mir aclas haste thursday and frit to carve out this great big fat exception for air traffic controllers. >> why do you think they were suddenlyability act with almost unanimity? >> because they were getting out of town on friday. i think it makes the congress and the president signing this look bad. what about the other programs that have been cut? >>> you know, of course, not only members of congress but a lot of donors and voters are being inconvenienced by the slowdowns at the airport. it's a sign that congress responds in some cases, but, you know, you don't hear the people who have been hurt by the cuts in social programs. they don't have the same voice. >> cuts in head start, in meals on wheemz and whatever. ri
the war in iraq which helped elect president obama initially in 2008. there are lessons from both of those wars about the risk of acting. >> yeah. >> as i said before, also risks from not acting. >> indeed. in terms of acting scaling over surface but there was so much i wanted to ask you about. the congress acted with remarkable -- in fact, mir aclas haste thursday and frit to carve out this great big fat exception for air traffic controllers. >> why do you think they...
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president obama again talking trade and immigration reform down in mexico before leaving the country he named kenny pritzker of the marriott hotel family as our new commerce secretary. in boston, the marathon bombing suspect told investigators he and his brother originally planned to plant suicide bombs on the fourth of july but get the bombs done early sol they would focus on the boston marathon instead that. and a whole lot more instead coming up on current tv. going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is an
president obama again talking trade and immigration reform down in mexico before leaving the country he named kenny pritzker of the marriott hotel family as our new commerce secretary. in boston, the marathon bombing suspect told investigators he and his brother originally planned to plant suicide bombs on the fourth of july but get the bombs done early sol they would focus on the boston marathon instead that. and a whole lot more instead coming up on current tv. going to do the young turks. i...
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here is the president talking about gitmo yesterday. >> obama: i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything being done in guantanamo, everything we can do administratively and i'll re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interest of the american people. our friends on the left say he promised he would close gitmo. once again an issue where some democrats abandoned him as well. >> on my saturday show, i ragged the executive order outloud. you can go to whitehouse.gov and read it. the one he signed and sent to congress. you know why gitmo isn't closed? because there were senators and house republicans who were against the transfer -- literally would not appropriate the funds to transfer people at gitmo to the states, period. they have to stay there until you can pay to get them moved. >> stephanie: hal, it is the same lack of courage you know, on the part of some democrats even that led to background checks failing. in the senate, right? >> hal: that's done great by the polling numbers. there's that.
here is the president talking about gitmo yesterday. >> obama: i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything being done in guantanamo, everything we can do administratively and i'll re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interest of the american people. our friends on the left say he promised he would close gitmo. once again an issue where some democrats abandoned him as well. >> on my saturday show, i...
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on the immigration thing, i need you guys to talk me off of the ledge, because i'm having obama first-term flashbacks. we're living here in exile because my partner is british, and we can't live in the u.s., and i hear about this gang of eight and how -- well the bill is dead -- >> stephanie: right. if gay people get to take care of each other, then i'm out. right? >> caller: absolutely. and i say call their bluff. the republicans are desperate for immigration reform to prove that they don't hate brown people. >> stephanie: yeah lose the entire latino and gay vote for the next century. >> caller: yeah, this is bigger than one issue, that's like saying yes secondhand spoke is bad therefore we're only going to smoke at your house from now on. my parents are older, and this is a huge logistical nightmare for my partner to come to the united states. there are thousands of international same-sex couples, and this prevents american citizens from coming to live at home in their own country. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: and you are our heros for talking about this on a regular basis. >> stephani
on the immigration thing, i need you guys to talk me off of the ledge, because i'm having obama first-term flashbacks. we're living here in exile because my partner is british, and we can't live in the u.s., and i hear about this gang of eight and how -- well the bill is dead -- >> stephanie: right. if gay people get to take care of each other, then i'm out. right? >> caller: absolutely. and i say call their bluff. the republicans are desperate for immigration reform to prove that...
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a phone call from president obama. wonder what they talked about. great to see you. it is the "full court press" here on tuesday april 30. good to have you with us today. we've got lots and lots to talk about. lots that you're going to want to jump in and express your point of view about. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. join us on twitter at bpshow or on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. can't do it alone. takes a village. and so we need to reach out for help here and here's a -- good friend who does the same thing three hours every day just like i do. she does it on p.o.t.u.s. channel on sirius x.m. julie mason joining us as a "friend of bill." >> bill, i'm here to help. >> bill: thank you, thank you. and you know, that's a lot of help when you have three hours of your own and you still give us one hour. >> oh, whatever you need, bill. whatever you want. >> bill: how is it going? you look dapper at the white house correspondents' dinner. >> so did you bill, thank you very much. >> bill: we had a good time. >> it was fun. >> did i
a phone call from president obama. wonder what they talked about. great to see you. it is the "full court press" here on tuesday april 30. good to have you with us today. we've got lots and lots to talk about. lots that you're going to want to jump in and express your point of view about. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. join us on twitter at bpshow or on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. can't do it alone. takes a village. and so we need to reach...